Sinead Boucher
Big publisher culls community papers
The country's biggest publisher of news is preparing to close or sell many of its rural and community newspapers around the country. Mediawatch looks at the reasons why and what it might mean for the… Audio
Downsizing your daily papers
Fairfax Media is planning to shrink its daily papers around the country to a tabloid - or ‘compact’ - size next year. Why? And how will it change what’s on the pages? Mediawatch asks Fairfax Media… Audio
'Journalism Still Matters' 10 years on
Ten years ago, the journalists' union held a summit at Parliament under the banner 'Journalism Matters' to air their fears about commercial pressures diminishing the quality of news. 10 years later… Audio
Big names in NZ media boycott the Olympics
Two big names in NZ media have told their sports reporters not to pack their bags for Rio just two weeks out from the Olympic Games. Why? And what will it mean for coverage of Kiwi competitors in our… Audio
Current affairs drifts online - will funding follow?
Current affairs programmes that once aired on national networks are now reappearing online. Mediawatch asks if this is a trend which could loosen the broadcasters' hold on the bulk of public funding.
…Digital media transition gathers speed
NZ's biggest publisher of news goes ahead with its dramatic digital transformation. What are the risks? Audio
Why is Fairfax Media "blowing up" its news business?
Mediawatch asks Fairfax chief editor Sinead Boucher what's driving a dramatic root-and-branch re-jig unveiled this week. Audio